[CPEO-BIF] [Fwd: RE-Powering America's Land: EPA Launches Webinar Series to Promote the Siting of Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land]

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

From: Matthews.Lura@epamail.epa.gov


EPA is launching a webinar series to provide information on siting
renewable energy on potentially contaminated land.  The first webinar
will be an introduction to the initiative and is scheduled for Thursday,
October 21 at 3 pm ET.  A description of the webinar is below.
Additional webinars planned for December and January will provide
information on the DOE Technical Assistance Program (TAP) and address
liability questions and concerns. To register, please visit
http://www.clu-in.org/conf/tio/renewableenergyland/

Through its RE-Powering America's Land initiative, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is encouraging renewable energy
development on current and formerly contaminated land and mining sites.
EPA has identified thousands of acres of Brownfield, Superfund, mining,
and other potentially contaminated sites with potential for utility
scale solar facilities. Siting renewable energy facilities on
brownfields offers significant benefits to communities.

Many brownfields have infrastructure in place such as transmission and
water lines, thereby reducing the need for local government investments.
Renewable energy can provide a reuse option for brownfields that don't
have other viable uses, or are located in sensitive communities. It also
avoids development of greenfields that might otherwise be used to site
these facilities. In addition, these facilities may generate tax, land
use, and royalty revenues and provide construction and maintenance jobs.

During this session, Lura Matthews will provide an overview of how
siting renewable energy on brownfields benefits communities and how
local governments can strategically plan for renewable energy siting on
contaminated sites.  Kevin Mayer, of EPA's San Francisco office, and
Josh Berkow, of Apex Wind Energy - Axio Power, will present case studies
of projects successfully sites on contaminated properties.



Additionally, EPA has recently updated its RE-Powering Americaâs Land
website (http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/ ), to provide
additional information and resources on siting renewable energy on
potentially contaminated land, including:
Â	A draft plan for the RE-Powering initiative that describes
activities EPA can take to build upon the progress that the initiative
has achieved since its launch in September of 2008.  Comments on the
plan can be submitted through November 30.
Â	A new web page called âReports and Fact Sheetsâ. This page
provides links to technical documents and outreach materials developed
for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative. For example, we now offer
fact sheets that summarize the potential of EPA tracked sites to support
wind, solar, biomass, and geothermal; as well as a report analyzing the
solar market.
Â	Resources to address liability concerns.
Â	New renewable energy maps that demonstrate the potential for
Photovoltaic (PV) Policy Driven and/or PV Utility Scale Solar Energy
Generation on contaminated sites.
Â	New site-specific case studies and fact sheets.
Â	Updated interactive mapping tools.
Â	Updated events calendar.


If you have any questions or would like additional information about the
changes to the RE-Powering Americaâs Land website or webinar series,
please do not hesitate to contact me.


Thank you,

Lura Matthews
US EPA, OSWER
Center for Program Analysis
(202) 566-2539
epa.gov/renewableenergyland

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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